Michelle Yeoh explains the sweet reason she gave Emma Stone’s Oscar to Jennifer Lawrence

Michelle Yeoh explains the sweet reason she gave Emma Stone’s Oscar to Jennifer Lawrence

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Michelle Yeoh acknowledges she may have confused Emma Stone at the Oscars on Sunday. Yeoh and fellow best actress Oscar winners Sally Field, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlize Theron and Jessica Lange were all on stage to present the award for the category. After Yeoh announced Stone had won for her performance in “Poor Things,” she handed the Oscar statuette to Lawrence, who gave it to Stone. Yeoh took to Instagram Mond…

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Why Michelle Yeoh gave Emma Stone's Oscar to Jennifer Lawrence

Michelle Yeoh provided insight into why she included Jennifer Lawrence in handing Emma Stone her Oscar for Best Actress during the March 10 ceremony.

Michelle Yeoh Gave Emma Stone’s Oscar To Jennifer Lawrence For The Sweetest Reason

— FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty ImagesEmma Stone’s wardrobe malfunction wasn’t the only on-stage mishap at the 96th Academy Awards. During the ceremony, Michelle Yeoh confused fans by handing Stone’s Oscar to Jennifer Lawrence, and the Everything Everywhere All at Once actor has now explained why. Yeoh presented the award for Best Actress alongside fellow past Oscar winners Sally Field, Jessica Lange, and Charlize Theron, each of whom honored this…

Michelle Yeoh Explains Why She Handed Emma Stone’s Oscar to Jennifer Lawrence

Kevin Winter/Getty Images Michelle Yeoh had the sweetest reason for passing Emma Stone’s Oscar off to Jennifer Lawrence at the 96th Academy Awards. Yeoh, 61, along with Lawrence, 33, Sally Field, Charlize Theron and Jessica Lange all took the stage to present the Best Actress award at the Sunday, March 10, ceremony. After naming Stone, 35, as the winner, Yeoh confused viewers when quickly handing the trophy to Lawrence who then passed it to Ston…

Michelle Yeoh Explains That Awkward Handoff Of Oscar To Emma Stone

That brief tug-of-war between Michelle Yeoh and Emma Stone during the Best Actress presentation apparently requires some explanation. Five former Best Actress Oscar winners, including Yeoh and Jennifer Lawrence, were on stage to greet this year’s recipient. Stone came up on stage after her win was announced, and Yeoh started to hand her the trophy. But instead of passing it off, Yeoh kept a firm grip on it and started dragging Stone toward…